Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” The article kicked off a firestorm of debate, demands for proof and even name calling. Christy Tucker addresses the question in her post.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Gamification has several definitions but the one I find most compelling is one that involves elements of games beyond just points, badges and leaderboards. A definition that includes using elements like challenge, story, role-play, feedback–what I call “deeper” game elements. When examined that way, one major advantage that gamification has over many traditionally designed e-learning courses and classroom lectures is the high level of interactivity, the expectation of a difficu

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MARCH 15, 2012

Somethings things just come together in strange and exiting ways to trigger light bulbs and a different or accelerated way of thinking. You may have seen all of these videos before but together they make a powerful case for changing education and viewing instruction and learning in a new light. Additionally, I love the animated whiteboard technique.

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APRIL 21, 2012

Week One Recap. The first week of the blog book tour has ended and it has been a fantastic week with informative blog posts, information and opinions about gamification and even a bit of controversy. The week opened with a posting of the tour stops on the Learning Circuit’s Blog and the Kapp Notes blog and then introduced everyone to the Facebook page for the book and then the discussion really ramped up with Jane Bozarth talking about the how the book takes a common sense look at the subject.

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JUNE 5, 2012

TODAY’s BLOG BOOK TOUR STOP: June 6: Live appearance at the 8th ANNUAL INNOVATIONS IN e-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM. I am speaking on the topic of Getting Lost in a 3D Virtual World: Selecting and Evaluating Appropriate Virtual Worlds for Learning. Here is a brief description of the presentation. This presentation details the trials and tribulations of selecting, implementing evaluating and teaching within a 3D virtual World.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

For those of you who may not know, Michael W. Allen is a leader in the field of design, developing and delivering online instruction. He is the author of seven book including a best-seller on creating effective e-learning and in has received ASTD’s Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award in 2011. He founded the computer-based course authoring tool Authorware in 1984 and later formed Macromedia through a merger which was then bought by Adobe Systems.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Here are Seven unique slide decks from Slideshare.net each giving a different take (visually and contextually) on the concept of gamification. The first is from Sebastian Deterding: 9,5 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Gamification from Sebastian Deterding. The second was presented at a conference by Kyle Findlay and Kirsty Aberts. It’s got great game graphics and provides results of some research they conducted in an online community with adding gamification elements.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

One early claim of the advantage of computer-based instruction was that the computer could adapt to the individual learner and provide her or him with instruction customized to their individual needs. This does not seem to be happening in the world of e-learning. This adaptation to individuals is a missing ingredient in training and education. Even with the advent of computer training, the next logical step of individualized training/education has never materialized.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

I have been meaning to do a comprehensive posting about 2011 and what happened during the year and then follow up with thoughts on 2012 with some predictions thrown in and have decided to combine both and create a series of postings combining both. Here is the first one. Lack of Engagement. Not sure if its the general state of the economy or the state of most e-learning courses or even the state of too-fast, too-much-to-do organizations but I’ve heard from many people that employees just d

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Wow, had a great 3 days at DevLearn, met some absolutely wonderful, fascinating and brilliant folks. Saw a bunch colleagues and friends, and had lots of fun in the Gamification Workshop. So the slides to the Gamification workshop can be found here. Here are the slides from my short presentation in the Expo. DevLearn presentation on Future of Learning from Karl Kapp.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. It was sparked by Ruth Clark’s article “ Why Games Don’t Teach. ” The article kicked off a firestorm of debate, demands for proof and even name calling. Christy Tucker addresses the question in her post.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 6, 2012

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction blog book tour has been a lot of fun, with interesting comments and exciting dialogues and some in-person stops. Here are the stops for week four and a recap of week three. Week Four: May 7: Mike Qaissaunee Frequently Asked Q. May 8: Larry Hiner drlarryhiner. May 9: Catherine Lombardozzi Learning Journal.

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MARCH 26, 2012

Here are some interesting facts about the video game industry in terms of the impact on society from The Entertainment Software Association web site. A study, “Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report,” detailed the impact that computer and video game companies have on America’s economy. The report stated: From 2005 to 2010, the entertainment software industry’s revenue more than doubled.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Wouldn’t it be great to have the most dominant, overruling, kick butt e-learning imaginable. (meaning people actually learned and applied what you wanted them to learn and apply from taking your e-learning module). Here are three tips to help you achieve that goal. ONE: Make the learning meaningful. The learner needs to see an immediate need and application of the content to what they are doing.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

To provide effective instruction, it needs to be as authentic to the actual experience as possible. The context of an online course or the context of a classroom is not authentic. Most people do not work in a classroom (except teachers or trainers) so learning how to perform a task or negotiate an outcome in a classroom setting doesn’t always translate well to the work environment because of the disconnect between the environments.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Met some wonderful people in Chicago, reconnected with old friends and co-author Tony O’Driscoll and had a great time!! The river cruise was a lot of fun and educational. Wonderful Chicago skyline as seen from the river. The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy” Here is a copy of my slides from the presentation.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Here are some tips for teaching expert learners. As employees and learners gain experience performing tasks and learning information, they develop mental representations known as mental models or a schema. These mental models are used by individuals to drive performance, make decisions and interpret a situation. These models are not necessarily completely accurate understandings but they are useful representations of how the elements of a situation, concept or idea interact with one another and

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

This Saturday I am running my first ever International Length Triathlon in Atlantic City, NJ. Yes, I am going to swim one mile, bike 20 and then run 6.2 miles. I am optimistic that I will be able to complete the entire ordeal race in under 3 hours. This race reminded me of a blog posting I did way back in 2009 called Triathlon Training Should be the Model for all Learning.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 25, 2012

Here are my slides from the TechKnowledge 2012 presentation “What Research Tells us about 3D Avatars, Storytelling and Serious games for Learning and Changing Behavior” plus videos and other links that go into more detail based on the topics I discussed. Kapp's ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Presentation. View more presentations from Karl Kapp.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 20, 2012

Again, when things come together it is rather interesting. Here is a video from Designing Digitally that combines the Kinect with instruction. It is a perfect fit for this instructional application and I am sure more “natural fits” will be found over time. Now here is one with some interesting augmented reality concepts from 2011. I really like the like the pinwheel.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 30, 2012

One questions I am asked frequently is about the idea of building a game for a learning experience or adding Gamification elements to a course or learning program. The question is usually, “Help, where do I start with all this?” As with almost anything, the first place to start is with self-education. Because shortly, you need to make a decision do I want to pursue a game or gamification?

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

These techniques can be used for Instructor-Led Training or eLearning modules. These ideas originated in work done by Mark Lepper, a researcher from Stanford University and Thomas Malone also a researcher from Stanford who’s work includes extensive investigations into why games are fun and motivational. The two teamed up and wrote what they called “The Taxonomy of Intrinsic Motivation.” Here is a brief summary and some related references.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Note: Some of these thoughts are based on a paper by John Rice, a school technology director in Texas. John has spent several years researching instructional gaming and his doctoral dissertation focuses on predictors for student success in educational video games. Since 2007, he has chronicled research in the field on his blog at edugamesresearch.com , presented at major conferences on the topic, and has written several intriguing papers including the paper “Assessing Higher Order Thinking

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The blog book tour for The Gamification of Learning and Instruction has come to an end. I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the tour. THANK YOU! The tour gained a great deal of momentum and has served to raise the awareness of gamification (both the pros and the cons). To date, the tour has led to over 2000 books being sold with 200 of them being ebooks and Pfeiffer indicated that the book is the best-selling new title from Pfeiffer this year.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The Advantages of Interactivity. There are many advantages of having learners interact with the subject matter they are learning. Studies, as well as common sense, indicate that interactivity helps the learner retain information as well as increasing the learner’s willingness to spend time with the material. In fact, Michael Grahame Moore editor of the American Journal of Distance Education, writes that interactivity between a learner and the content is “the defining characteristic of education.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Thanks to @arossett. For pointing to this wonderful and scary video. And here is another along the same track, equally as scary because this one also sums up many presentations and educational sessions I’ve attended.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Here are three more views on Gamification. Also, in case you missed it here are the first Three Views on Gamification. This one is from Gabe Zichermann. Here is one from Sebastian Deterding. What is Gamification with Extra Credits. BONUS Fourth Item: Gamification of Education from Extra Credits.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Met some wonderful people and had a great time at the inaugural SPBT event The medical Device and Diagnostic Trainers Summit. The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy” which resulted in a tie between team A and Team B. We had a wonderful tour of Princeton (lot of smart people used to live and still live in the area) and we had a delicious dinner.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

One question I am frequently asked is “How did you get interested in games for learning?” When did you notice that games could play a role in corporate learning? There are a number of incidents that eventually lead to my study of the subject. Some involve watching a poker tournament and learning that online poker was used as a way of practicing for real poker play.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Here is a question I was asked the other day and some of my thoughts. What is the greatest challenge still facing trainers trying to successfully implement serious games and simulations to train their workforce? And how do you recommend they meet this challenge? Using Xbox Kinect to learn to direct a plane. Image Courtesy of Designing Digitally. One challenge is that there is a great deal of misconceptions about the use of games for instruction.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Here are three thoughts I had the other day when I was discussing gamification with some folks. 1) The term “game” has some really positive associations with it. Lots of people like to play games and games mostly seem to be fun but the term also causes people to have some really negative reactions. I find this suprising but if you think about the term “game” you have comments like “gaming the system” or “She’s just playing a game” or “w

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Here are several short videos making fun of social media, they are all amusing and some are even funny but I think they all carry an interesting underlying message. See if you can find out the message. Does it apply to you? Here is one about relationships via Facebook. Here is one about social media experts, so truthful it is almost not funny. Social media stats?

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Here is part two of a great discussion with Reuben Tozman about his book, Learning On Demand. If you missed the first part check it out here. KK: How do you think “Big Data” is going to impact the learning and development field? RT: What I’m hoping for may not be what actually happens… What I would like to see happen is that we begin to explore Big Data and begin to design our interventions with an intentionality for creating data streams that allow us to determine the ‘value&#

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 9, 2012

Instructional or serious games should be driven, in part, by the types of interactions you wish to illicit from learner. A common mistake among novice instructional game developers it that they focus too much on the topic or instructional goals and not enough time on the interactions that will drive the learner toward those goals. The best way to design from that perspective is to think about what the learner needs to do on the job and try to mimic those activities, actions or behaviors in the g

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Join me on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 12:30PM Pacific / 3:30PM Eastern for a 60 minute presentation called “Interactivity, Games and Gamification: Creating Engaged Learners” The presentation description: Based on the bestselling learning book, “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” this presentation introduces, defines, and describes the concepts of gamification, games for learning and interactivity.

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MARCH 13, 2012

TED, the organization that brings thought provoking and exciting talks to the web and around the world (a group is doing a TEDx event to Bloomsburg.more later) is launching the idea of TEDEd. It’s a wonderful idea. They are teaming up animators with master instructors to create engaging content to teach specific targeted concepts. The quick videos are designed to gain attention and education.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

There was an article today over at CNN titled “ Desperately seeking Americans for factory jobs ” that stated: There is a “critical shortage of machinists,” a common and crucial position in factories, said Rob Akers, vice president at the National Tooling and Machining Association. “Enrollment in this field in technical schools has been down for a long time.” The problem comes at a terrible time.

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